Here goes !

Here I was late December, early January, bloated, feeling disgusted with myself and scared of getting high blood pressure and diabetes...

Let's face it; I was back at the same weight I was in 2009 after gaining 30 pounds. I had lost my job the year before and was letting loose with my emotionnal eating.

I managed to loose the weight with a lot of veggies and protein shakes and soups....But I was feeling so dry inside.

I keep most of the weight off for 1 year and then it started to creep back up.

I  did the plan this spring but for some reason, I found it teadious, I didn't like most of the recipes...

and SURPRISE! More weightht back!

I did enjoy my seasonnal faves a lot! BRING ON THE COOKIES!!!

But I was due for a reality check.

On Jan 2nd 2014 I was watching Dr. Oz and there was a feature on a 2 weeks weight loss regimen to kick start things.

Here's the link Dr Oz rapid 2 weeks weight loss . The bad side: You probably won't loose as fast as the ladies on the show...one had lost 17 pounds in 2 weeks.

Good side: I am never hungry! Really!

And I discovered that I might be gluten intolerant. Now I followed the 2 weeks plan scrupulosly, but since then I allow some other things; like I tried a piece of french bread and I flt sick all night.

And I usually eat less protein at night.

So after a month I lost 8 pounds which I find fantastic!

And I am NOT hungry!!!

Well time to pack my super nice lunch :)

Losing It

This post has long been overdue.

I struggle with my weight. Yep! I said it, it is out there.

I am an emotionnal eater and looking back so was my grandma and even my Dad.

Did the Weight Watchers thingy 3 or 4 times and even if it gets better with time...I still have nightmares about green pepper cooked with PAM....eww!

I don't like going to meetings and I feel I never got the support I was looking for. The animator was awful; a skinny guy with 70's 3 piece suits whose worst food sin was vegetable soup....Really?

Did the protein shaky shake thing, lost 30 pounds and the weight started pilling back on as soon as I got off...Rats!

I bottomed out last year at Easter in Lake Placid, I had gained most of the weight back on and was freaking out about gaining more.

So Dr. Oz to the rescue! Not one of the un-tested food supplement he peddles everyday...Actually it was one of his guest who talked about this.

It is called Lose It! Available as an App or as a web site  RIGHT HERE  . It is easy to use FREE and believe it or not just inputing all the food I consume daily makes me lose weight!

Crazy!

Here's a pic of today's lunch

Delicious turkey salad with tons of veggies.

 

My secret ingredient? a touch of dill mustard mised with mayo. YUM!

 

Off to bet I go.

 

Be well friends :)

The Journey

This will be a short post because I have the early shift at the postal counter....I just returned from a visit to one of my fave blog Crazy Suburban Mom. Tracy has been on a weight loss journey and is sharing some of it today.

As you know I have been also, since January 18 2010. Right now I'm on the GI diet and I love the food. It's a lot of work, I feel great but the weight is stagnant...just staying there! At least I'm not gaining. I might need to read it again and take a different approach!

So in the spirit of friendship I too will share a pic. I've been afraid of the camera for quite some time now and in the past year I didn't even want a head shot.... 

So here I am at the Puzzle Mountain Bakery on rte 22 the weekend I went to the shore. I know it's not a head to toe shot...but I wanted the folks to see the pies....

I actually asked Dan to take my pic! The poor thing nearly fainted! We didn't buy a pie, but to celebrate the pie shack as I call it ,we bought some maple creams...OMG so rich,so sweet....so GOOD! A sandwhich cookie with some maple icing in the middle! OY!

Ok that's it for today, gotta get reading to peddle stamps! LOL